Global Priority Superbugs

Jumpstart Your Research On Priority Pathogens

In response to the growing levels of antimicrobial resistance among pathogens, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently prepared a list of priority pathogens to help direct research and development efforts toward the production of novel drugs. To support these efforts, ATCC provides strains from the ATCC® Global Priority Superbugs collection that represent critical priority pathogens, including:

Each multidrug-resistant strain delivers expanded levels of source metadata and genomic characterization, creating essential tools for all stages of the discovery and development process for novel antimicrobials and therapeutics, molecular-based detection assays, and updated sterility protocols.

Enhance Your Antimicrobial Resistance Research Efforts

The ATCC® Global Priority Superbugs collection is comprised of recent, clinically relevant, and extensively characterized antimicrobial-resistant isolates with validated genotypic and phenotypic activity against a variety of critical drug classes. With each strain, you can expect:

Source information – Geography, collection date, patient age and gender, and collection site

As the ATCC® Global Priority Superbugs collection expands, ATCC will continue to seek out additional strains that represent pathogens within each of the WHO priority levels. Make sure you check back often for new additions!

*The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranges for resistant, intermediate, and susceptible are based on criteria within the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, 26th Edition. Please note that several drug types may not currently have CLSI-recommended MIC ranges available for all of the strains tested, and thus cannot be classified as resistant, intermediate, or susceptible. However, the MIC values for these drug types will be provided upon purchase. Breakpoints on some of these compounds have been set by regulatory bodies in individual geographies or countries, and breakpoints are also provided for some organisms by manufacturers.